I can see why they avoided Mickey and co. Probably due to Epic Mickey. I really want to see some sort of Donald Duck based game, like an updated Maui Mallard or a better PK game or something.I'm a little displeased with the strong emphasis on Pixar characters rather than actual, original Disney ones. And the game seems very more promotional than being a fun game that has different Disney stars (i.e Kingdom Hearts). I mean, Monsters' U, Jack Sparrow is advertised as being from the upcoming 5th pirates movie, and the characters from Frozen are going to be in it. Where's Donald? Goofy? Apparently, Mickey's going to be in it at some point, as Sorcerer Mickey. Why not put him in originally? It's not like he's the company mascot or something.
Then again, if this is equivalent to Skylanders, there's going to be collectible figures and probably some DLC stuff, adding other characters later. So there's maybe hope for other Muppet and Disney characters yet.
But game or not, the figures sound awesome. it's about time we got new The Incredibles merchandise.